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The Queensland State Archives is the custodian of the largest and most significant documentary heritage collection in Queensland and the lead agency for public recordkeeping. Established in 1959, Queensland State Archives promotes the implementation of appropriate recordkeeping principles and practices across public authorities and regulates the retention and disposal of public records. Queensland State Archives develops recordkeeping policy and provides advice to public authorities on the management of public records and facilitates access to information about government for the people of Queensland. Under sections 24 and 25 of the Public Records Act 2002,〔(Public Records Act 2002 )〕 Queensland State Archives has a range of functions and powers including the ability to: * Issue standards regulating the creation, management, disposal, storage and preservation of government records * Conduct research and provide advice to public authorities about the making, managing and preserving of public records * Issue policies, standards and guidelines to achieve compliance with the legislative policy frameworks for best practice records management * Ensure the archival collection is accessible to government and the people of Queensland * Identify and preserve public records of permanent value as the State’s archives * Provide climate-controlled storage facilities for permanent archival records. ==History== Recordkeeping in Queensland is not just a modern or new activity. As early as November 1861, an extract from the Brisbane Courier refers to provision of storage for valuable historical documents relating to the early history of the settlement.〔Brisbane Courier, November 1861〕 In 1917 the Royal Historical Society of Queensland called for a “proper system of dealing with the archives of Queensland”.〔Journal of the Historical Society of Queensland, Vol.1, no.3, August 1917, p.107〕 Later, in 1932 the Governor of Queensland, Sir Leslie Wilson wrote to the Premier, W. Forgan Smith regarding a Central Record Office expressing his concern at the inadequate storage and subsequent destruction of many valuable public records.〔Queensland State Archives Item ID 863104, Correspondence – Chief Secretary and Premier’s Department, In letter 6841, 15 December 1932〕 In 1939, Sir Raphael Cilento (a former Vice President of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland) commented that a Department of Archives should be established. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Queensland State Archives」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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